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Somali forces drive Al-Shabaab out of fresh areas in Gedo |
2017-12-12 |
[RADIOSHABELLE] Somalia security forces have captured several rural areas in Somalia’s southwestern Gedo region from al-Shabaab ... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda... , an official said Monday. "The government troops retook locations between Garbaharey and Bardere and are now in full control," Abdi Ali Mohammed, a Somali military official in the region, told Radio Shabelle. Al-Shabaab has not released a statement regarding the military claim. Mohammed said the capture followed an operation by the security forces, noting there was no resistance as al-Shabaab Lions of Islam vacated the area following reports of troops’ movement. |
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